TAKASHI "Guitar YAKUZA" is professional southrn R&B guitar player. He goes to over-seas tour with New Orlerans greatest musicians such a Umbria Jazz Fest(Italy), New Orleans JAzz Fest (Innsbruck Austria), Bourbon st. Fest (Sao Paulo Brazil), etc....He has too many faces. People know him as Takashi "Giovanni" Matsumura or Mr.T. He is not only Guitar Player, also Composer arrenger and track maker, too.He was born in kyoto, Japan.
His blood roots is Notorious "Lord Danjo Matsunaga":1510-1577. He was so wild around Sengoku period (which means samurai war generation.)The Guitar Yakuza started to play the guitar 9 Years old.
He grow up with Blues, Soul, Funk and went to America 19 years old.At first,He came to play music and learning culture in United States like Borat.(That ain’t no joke.)Now He’s workin’ with many legendary New Orleans musicians Such a international tour gigs.His gig is mainly Borbon st. He play with a greatest New Orleans musicians
as Gary Brown, June Gardner, Cyril Neville, Carl Marshal, Lionel Talbert, Kurt Brunus, Parker Shy, Marphy Tyler, Mardi Gras Indians about 7 years now.
After Katrina he try to made his own music.
He’s still workin’ Bourbon St on 6 hours 4 days of a week for 6 years.Now he try to make music for fun himself on his thrift records.Movie/Music Video/DVDMake it FUNKY!(Sony Entertainment)And also he played "New Orleans Music in Exile" DVD with Cyril Neviile,too.Tour Experiences2003
New Orleans Festival Innsbruck, Austria
2004
Bourbon St. Music club, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2004~2007 to present
Umbria Jazz Festival (with Gary Brown) Perugia, Orvieto, Umbria ItalyRecordings
Gary Brown’s Christmas Album
Lady Royal,
Pastor Chuck Brown,
Brandon AdamsTV,
Check his blog, or Video section.
He was on "thepalestra.com" gig guide.Direct Link
http://www.thepalestra.com/player.php?id=9686And Guitar Yakuza is Area51 Tube Audio Design Artist
http://www.area51tubeaudiodesigns.com/sound_samples.htmJAPAN
ESE VERSION Page
http://www.myspace.com/giovanni_matsumura
